Letter to Lee Lam Thye

Why I've taken an interest in politics

Dear Readers,

Allow me first to introduce myself. I am a blind individual in my 50's and a singer, guitarist by profession. I have been in this profession for more than 20 years now and my forte is singing the old western favourites. I also sing in several chinese dialects, including spanish and several languages. I mainly do the pub circuits and perform at company and wedding functions.

For your information, the reason why I am disenchanted with the government is because I have been discriminated against in years gone by. Apart from being a singer, my other interest lies in disc jockeying and as such some years ago, I applied to RTM for such a post. Of course the powers that be at RTM were reluctant to offer me the post but after writing numerous letters, they finally gave me the job but with a hidden agenda. They only gave me the job for 6 months after which they relieved me of the post. Subsequently, I wrote several letters to the then information minister, Khalil Yaacob but my pleas for him to intervene in the matter fell on deaf ears as he decided to ignore my letters. I also approached people such as Lee Lam Thye, Lim Keng Yaik and even the very popular complaints officer of MCA, Michael Chong with the same results. All the 3 people that I mentioned gave me the cold shoulder, inspite of the fact that we are supposed to be governed by a caring government. It may interest you to learn that I even went personally to the MCA complaints bureau to seek out the assistance of Michael Chong and believe it or not he refused to entertain my complaint and he even tried to drive me out of his office saying that he was the wrong person for me to approach and that I should bring my complaints to the blind association instead. I even tried to highlight this matter with the star newspaper but as the star newspaper is a MCA publication, I was told by the news editor that my news report was not newsworthy, even after I had given my account of the events to one of the star reporters. disgusted by this, I wrote several letters to certain top MCA officials such as Ong Ka Ting but to my dismay they chose to ignore my letters till this very day. I even had my letters to these inconsiderate officials published over Malaysiakini. Subsequently, Michael Chong tried to defend himself over Malaysiakini but I think that he failed miserably. Believe it or not , I even wrote to no less than the prime minister himself for his assistance but until today I have yet to get a reply from him. To ensure that the PM got my letter, I purposely attended his hari raya gathering at the PWTC where I handed the letter to him personally. As such he cannot deny not having received my letter for assistance. I even rang to speak to his political secretary, Vincent Lim but as expected, he was just as unhelpful. As a result of these problems that I have encountered, I have decided to take a great interest in politics.

You know, if given the opportunity I would like very much to campaign for the opposition as I strongly feel that the misdeeds of this very uncaring government should be exposed

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Aug 23, 2007

Letter to Lee Lam Thye

Datuk Lee Lam Thye,
Commissioner,
Suhakam,
Tingkat 29, Menara Tun Razak,
Jalan Raja Laut,
Peti Surat 29,
50350 Kuala Lumpur.

Dear Datuk Lee,

RE : JOB OPPORTUNITIES AND DISCRIMINATION AGAINST THE HANDICAPPED
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With regards to our teleconversation, I'm sending you the copy of a letter which I sent to YB Datuk Ong Ka Ting (MCA president), highlighting complaints which I have made against several MCA officials. More than a week has gone by and despite the fact that I've called his office on several occasions, I've been given the runaround by his assistants & up to the present moment, I've not received any reply from YB Datuk Ong. Probably he thinks these complaints are too inconsequential for him to respond to.

It is my sincere hope that Suhakam can investigate this matter thoroughly and as such, help to champion the cause of the disabled with regards to job oppotunities.

Let's hope that the disabled community will have a brighter future when it comes to employment oppotunities. Thank you for your kind consideration and I look forward to a favourable reply.

Sincerely,
Alfred Ho

NOTE : NO RESPONSE FROM LEE LAM THYE AT ALL

4 comments:

Anonymous said...: Hello Alfred,

I am very surprised that Lee Lam Thye did not respond to your letter at all. It is either a)he has too much to do, b)your letter did not reach him or c)he lost interest in fighting for the down trodden since he became an ambassador for the government. Your case is a clearly a labour issue. You should take up the matter with the various labour organizations. You can also post at http://malaysiaforum.freeforums.org to highlight your case. There is a forum about labour issues. Someone might see your predicament and offer some advice. I am still amazed that a blind person can make such a nice looking blog.

From Warga (Aug 22nd 2007); August 24, 2007 at 7:46 AM
Alfred Ho said...: Thank you for your kind comments but in my personal opinion lee lam thye is an opportunist & has become arrogant ever since he hopped from the DAP to join the barisan nasional. To me, he is a traitor to all right thinking malaysians as he is only seeking personal glorification, wealth & the many honorific titles that have been bestowed upon him by the government in such a short time. It is my fervent hope that all right thinking malaysians including your goodself, cast your votes for the opposition with the hope that we can bring in a better government that treats every malaysian citizen equally & where persecution & discrimination will be things of the past.

So my good friend, remember to vote wisely in the forthcoming general elections, for once a mistake is made there is no turning back.

Finally, thanks for your valuable advice. I shall try to post my letters on the malaysian forum website as suggested.

Cheers

Posted by Alfred Ho to Warga on August 22, 2007 8:22 AM; August 24, 2007 at 7:46 AM
Anonymous said...: hi Alred, i have been humiliated by SUHAKAM for years, interested to know !?; November 14, 2007 at 2:50 AM
Alfred Ho said...: yes; November 14, 2007 at 8:15 AM

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